Slide Sheets & Transfer Belts | Patient Repositioning, Turning, and Transfer Aids

Welcome to our essential category of Slide Sheets and Patient Transfer Belts. These professional aids are fundamental to safe manual handling procedures, designed to facilitate the smooth, low-friction repositioning and transfer of patients while significantly reducing the risk of strain or injury to both the patient and the caregiver. Our range includes high-glide slide sheets for effortless turning and repositioning in bed, and sturdy transfer belts for controlled standing and sitting transfers. Prioritize safety, dignity, and compliance with best practice patient transfer techniques using our certified equipment.

Slide Sheets: Effortless Patient Repositioning and Turning

Slide sheets are the foundation of safe horizontal patient movement, minimizing friction and the damaging shear forces that can contribute to pressure ulcer development:

• Tubular Slide Sheets: The most common style, featuring a smooth, low-friction fabric sewn into a continuous tube. The patient is placed on top, allowing two caregivers to easily roll or slide the patient horizontally or turn them for care tasks.

• Flat Slide Sheets: Often used for lateral transfers (moving a patient between a bed and a stretcher/trolley) or as part of a more complex system, offering a large sliding surface.

• Key Benefits: Reduces the physical exertion required by staff, protecting their backs, and allows for the gentle, non-abrasive movement of the patient, improving comfort and skin integrity. We stock durable, washable slide sheets for repeated use in clinical environments.

Transfer Belts: Controlled Support for Standing and Sitting

Transfer Belts (often called Gait Belts) are essential for providing a safe point of contact and leverage during assisted standing and sitting transfers:

• Support and Grip: Worn around the patient's waist, the belt provides the caregiver with multiple secure transfer handles to grip, offering greater control and stability than grabbing onto the patient's clothing or arms.

• Uses: Ideal for assisting patients to stand from a chair, pivot from the bed to a wheelchair, or for use during supervised walking (gait training).

• Safety Features: Look for belts with non-slip linings and quick-release buckles for rapid, secure fitting and removal.